We are now in the season of Advent in the Christian calendar, and the words in the title above, from Zech 9.9, sum up the meaning of the season. Advent - the word means, “to come” or “to arrive” - is popularly thought of as the countdown to Christmas, when we celebrate Jesus Christ’s coming …
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Do you see yourself, fellow believer in Christ, as being in his army, preparing for battle, not as a conscript but as a willing volunteer? And those volunteers are going to keep coming into his army, day by day. Because this is the day of his power. And God the Father will progressively extend his …
“The whole city was abuzz. Everyone was talking about it. People were getting healed - in the churches and even out on the streets . . .” . This is the start of a fictional news report I have written that forms the first part of the attached paper, The pattern for the last days. It …
As I was doing my prayer walk this evening, I found myself speaking words as if from the Lord about what he was going to do through all of us who believe in Him and wait on him. When I got home I sat down at the laptop and wrote out the following. Please do …
Towards the end of the prayer meeting on Tuesday morning (23 October 2018) a picture formed in my mind. I saw a huge blast furnace - like one of those great cooling towers you see in power stations, but red hot, incandescent, a mass of fire, with fire roaring up the centre, and fire, flames …
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Do you dream of doing miracles, of healing the sick, of enabling someone to encounter the power of God that sets them free? As this age nears its close and the day of Christ’s return draws near, this is exactly what the New Testament says we will do. Jesus in Matt 24.14 told his disciples, …
The King is coming. Isaiah the prophet told Israel 2,700 years ago, “Here is your God! See the Sovereign Lord comes with power . .” (Isaiah 40.9f). Isaiah prophesied that there would be, “a voice of one calling: In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for …
These words are familiar to us as Isaiah 9.1-7 is one of the passages read in churches all over the world at Christmas. We celebrate that they are fulfilled in Christ’s birth: “for to us a child is born, to us a son is given . .” (v 6). But when will Christ “reign on …
What does it mean to ask “in Jesus’ name” when we pray? How do we heal “in his name”? When we “call on the name of the Lord”, what are we doing? If this excites your interest, then download my recent paper. You will find the link on a new page on this website …
Have you wondered where the earth is heading, and how it’s all going to end up? Will it be total destruction, or is there a future for the human race and if so what sort of future? Have you wondered what will happen when Christ returns? What is “the Rapture”? Have you wondered what the …
